Decaying barn
D is for decay.
I hate to see this barn fall apart. It's not in East Gwillimbury...but it's very near my town, so I see it fairly often. Many barns in the Greater Toronto Area are being left to fade away. The land is thought to be more valuable as future housing developments, I fear. And former farmers cannot afford to live in this area without getting better paying jobs.
Another Scrabble word
Bonus D-word: "da". This is NOT just the first and second half of da-da, one of baby's first words. It's also what a Burmese heavy knife is called. Wikipedia says the word is spelled "dha" or "dah" but the powers that be at Scrabble say "da."
I enjoy looking at the old barns, sad to think someday they will be gone. Haven't played Scrabble in ages but I'll try to remember that word (and its variety of spelling) for a future game.
ReplyDeleteA lovely old barn and a pity indeed that it is falling apart!
ReplyDeleteHere in Northern Ireland 'Da' is very common for Dad!
The crumbling old barn looks like a house of cards about to fall. The west coast is also laden with similar structures on land that will eventually make way for housing.
ReplyDeleteit used to be a beautiful barn. stories like this are happening all over our country, places falling down because people cant afford to live there any more.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, it is sad to see the barns and farm land disappearing. I wonder just how much housing is needed, shouldn't we also have farm land for the crops. Great post.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday, enjoy your day!
Excelente trabalho.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
poor old barn.
ReplyDeleteThe barn could use some love, but it looks great for photos.
ReplyDeleteThe barn must have been a fine one when still in use.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to see all the barns go to ruin. The pace of development in the GTA is crazy...
ReplyDeleteI love your Scrabble words. They always give me a laugh.
Sad, but picturesque in its own way...
ReplyDeleteThat's a sad sight EG! The way of many barn buildings it seems.
ReplyDeleteBoy that barn doesn't look safe at all! Too bad someone doesn't fix it back up.
ReplyDeleteit is a lovely barn...especially with the snow!!!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like that barn is on its last legs. Sad.
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And the housing developers, who only care about how much they can make off suburbs, don't give a damn that they're gobbling up useful agricultural land.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very low point scoring word. And here I thought "foreign" words were not allowed in Scrabble. That poor old barn is fading away. Looks like its siding is falling away. Since farmers no longer raise animals, there is little need for a barn.
ReplyDeleteSad, old barn!! By golly, I know just how it feels!! Hope your week is going well, EG!! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteDa as in Russian... :-) Sad old barn but cool photo op!
ReplyDeleteDa is not a word! Dha or dah might be words. The Scrabble folks are scrambled in the head. Duh!
ReplyDeleteSchönes Foto Objekt diese Scheune.
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Noke
Poor old barn. It looks so sad.
ReplyDeleteDecaying barns are a very common sight. Too common.
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame! It's like that around here near Vancouver. I remember taking a photo years ago of a beautiful white barn nearby and then just this past winter going past it and taking another shot. Same thing - it just seems to be falling apart. Such is progress, right?
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abcw team
A sad old barn, EG!
ReplyDelete'Twas ever thus with rural-urban migration.
ReplyDeleteSad old barn. I wish we could hear the stories it might tell.
ReplyDeleteMB
The decaying barn is fabulous for photography but so sad for what it means.
ReplyDeleteI hate seeing the things falling into disrepair because people can't afford to be farmers any longer...all for progress???
I wonder if the "Barn Builders" go that far north to save the wood at least. I love that show because they use as much of the wood as they possibly can when they tear down a barn or other smaller buildings.
ReplyDeleteBefore I saw your word, I thought of delapidated!
That barn looks very sad and unloved doesn't it. Such a shame. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great barn I hope it survives, smashing picture it looks so lovely in the snow...
ReplyDeleteThat is a sad looking barn. (And you could have used "ad" with less quibbling.)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of a beautiful old barn ~ sad to see it decaying ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you ~ ^_^
I love that old barn...I hate to think it of it falling apart.
ReplyDeleteAre you beginning to feel that almost anything can be a word? You sure have showed me some new ones.
I'm surprised the barn hasn't been condemned.
ReplyDeleteWe have some dilapidated barns around here, but I fear they will just continue to deteriorate. No housing developments in their future.
ReplyDeleteYes, sad:( Good you take a pic of it, before it dematerialzes even more. Beautiful red against the white of the snow!
ReplyDeleteSad how the old gives way to new. :(
ReplyDeleteGreat pics. Happy ABCW!
Beauty in old age
ReplyDeleteSorry to see a huge barn abandoned to turn decay!
ReplyDeleteDa means yes in Russian!
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delightful barn
ReplyDeleteSomehow this barn reminds me of the game Farmville :P
ReplyDeleteI can always use another scrabble word. Love the barn. - Margy
ReplyDeleteThe poor barn but it is photo worthy. Love it though. And I do love Scrabble.
ReplyDeleteI love shots of old barns - such texture and history.
ReplyDeleteso sad about this decay. The roof still looks so good.
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